Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-01-26
sEw MEx,co AND ARIZONA.

occasion 2t the same time ec make a general assault upon the whole Rocky mourtsin country. T. says: New Mex. leo has neither population nor wealth jastifying admission into the union. With Arizona she would still De short Both terito,iss are barely capable of msin. taining statehood. Arizona has but 4o,- 600 inhabitants and never xill have a large population, and should be restored to New Mexico, ffom which she never should have been tom
 Undoubtedly neither territory has a, present sufh.ient population to justify is admission into the union, but is does not
 follow from this ,ha, they should be
 united. Arizona has now much more
 than 4o,ooo inhabitants. Since the cen sus of 1880 It's population has greatly in-
 creased, and il IS capable of supporting
 large number of inhabitants. The
 same is true of New Mexico.
 "The interest of the two territories arc
 by no means identical, and b unite
 them would be to bring ,osether people
 ~ho differ from each ether in many re spec,s. New Mexico IS settled chiefly
 by the descendants of MeUcans, while
 Arizona is settled by native Americans
 Tbese two clements would conflict, and
 the union of the territories might pro
 yoke much discord.
 Undoubtedly it would be grand
 state which would be formed out of the
 united terri,orles. In area t would al-
 nest equal Texas. A state of that kind
 would exert a powerful influence upon
 the des;inies of the American republic;
 fo, no one should be deceived by the
 thought that the territory included with
 in New Msxico and Arizona woald not
 support 6 large population. As Baby-
 lon was wealthy n the days of old, ard
 as the kingdom of Cyrus the Great rank
 cd as ore Of the most powerful known
 n ancient history, so the in no respec-
 more baner region of New Mexco and
 Aroma xiB one day De rich and great
 But WE should never forget that the west needs sil the votes t can Secure in the Unised States senate. Divided, New Mexico asd Arizona would as states cast four votes Ubiied. they would cas; but two"
 The above quotation IS taken from the Denver Republican, staunch friend of New Mexico and Arizona- Instead of a population O: 4o.ooo as claimed by the Chicago Tribune. Ari- zsna pow has population of over So,- eco. The "crazy editorial" however, which appeared in ihe Chicago paper dld net have it's origin iu the brain of that editor. The scheme is by no means an entirely new enc, as 4 has been outlined before 10 the eoitor of ikis paper and since T has been given publicity through the columns of met. rcpolitsn newspaper, ii may as well be stated where 1t originated. During our recent visiI to Albubuerque one of the prominent business men unfolded the same scheme Tor our consideration IL seemed so visionary that but little st- .enslon ~as given na
 sess< s6e t. TEe oSjEct is to 1 .ierx the consolidation. for the purpose ,f locating the seat Of government a; Albuquerque, with the expectation oi bus securing large appropriations for buildings at thaI point. Ina, truly enterprising town has num- ,es of "shitc elephants" on her hands. me Of which is the San Felipe he,el, monument of enterprise, but also one of ,c,y poo, judgment Parties interested T that gigantic failure sxerted all the iu- irence they could command to secure he deparmen, headquarters in the town sith view os leasing 10 the sovernmen, his building. Failing in this they desue he consolidation of the two territories Ior ,hc objects above named, and as .howa have succeeded in getting an ad- 1 socste Of the measure n the Chicago Tribune. The whole scheme Is for the ] 10 come 10 ,he rescue Of a 1 pad enterprise on the part of her citizens md take i, of their hands, but will meet 1 riih ta,iure